A
barbarian is a
human who is perceived to be
uncivilized or
primitive. The designation is usually applied as
generalization based on a popular
stereotype; barbarians can be any member of a
nation judged by some to be less civilized or orderly (such as a
tribal society), but may also be part of a certain "primitive"
cultural group (such as
nomads) or
social class (such as
bandits) both within and outside one's own nation. Alternatively, they may instead be admired and romanticized as
noble savages. In idiomatic or figurative usage, a "barbarian" may also be an individual reference to a brutal, cruel, warlike, insensitive person.
